Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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For nearly 25 years, Mountain Music served the community as Tehachapi’s downtown music store. Even with the pandemic, it kept a presence downtown with a booth in the Treasure Trove, which is now the Arts Center. “I couldn’t leave the community without a place to buy reeds, strings, capos and other musical necessities,” said owner and founder Deborah Hand, who sat out the lockdown by writing books (available at the Arts Center) and plays. Now the store at 206 E. F St., Tehachapi, will be back in time for Christmas. The “elves” have been workin...
Fiddlers Crossing, the downtown acoustic music venue, now known as Fiddlers Crossing Concerts, will present singer-songwriter and storyteller Claudia Nygaard for it's final outdoor house concert of the 2022 season on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. House concerts are a long-standing tradition in the acoustic music world and have been enjoying increased popularity in recent years. These concerts differ significantly from standard venue-style shows in two ways: first, they are "by invitation only"...
Fiddlers Crossing, the downtown acoustic music venue, now known as Fiddlers Crossing Concerts, will present the third in a series of four outdoor "House Concerts" on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. House concerts are a long-standing tradition in the acoustic music world and have been enjoying increased popularity in recent years. These concerts differ significantly from standard venue-style shows in two ways: first, they are "by invitation only" and, second, they use a donation model rather than...
Fiddlers Crossing, the downtown acoustic music venue, now known as Fiddlers Crossing Concerts, will present a series of four outdoor "House Concerts" between July and October this year. The original venue space is now the home of Calliope Music Studios, who recently celebrated their grand opening. House concerts are a long-standing tradition in the acoustic music world and have been enjoying increased popularity in recent years. These concerts differ significantly from standard venue-style...
Cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey is returning to Tehachapi to play a pair of outdoor concerts on Saturday, Sept. 25, at noon and again at 4 p.m. The shows are sponsored by Fiddlers Crossing and will be presented in the courtyard of Mountain Bible Church, located at 630 Maple St. in Tehachapi (corner of Maple St. and Mountain View Ave.). Stamey is one of the most popular singer-songwriters on the cowboy circuit today. Before becoming a full-time musician, he has been a cowboy, a mule packer and a d...
After almost 17 months of silence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tehachapi's intimate acoustic music venue, Fiddlers Crossing, will finally be alive with music for the monthly "First Friday" festivities on Aug. 6. This re-opening concert, will feature Los Angeles-based father and daughter singer-songwriter duo, Kevin and Kathleen Kelso. The show will begin at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tips for the performers are strongly encouraged. The Kelsos are among a loya...
Scottish fiddle and cello duo, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas will be performing in a live online streaming concert on Sunday, February 21 at 7 p.m. The event is being produced by the Mandolin Concert Livestreaming Platform with Tehachapi's acoustic music venue, Fiddlers Crossing, acting as a local affiliate. Mandolin produced concerts are known for their high quality and professionalism. Fraser and Haas have appeared several times in Tehachapi in recent years, presented by Fiddlers Crossing,...
In celebration of the birth of Scottish National Poet, Robert Burns, (January 25, 1759-July 21, 1796), Fiddlers Crossing will present a live online concert featuring Scottish traditional artists Jim and Susie Malcolm, via Zoom, on Sunday, January 31 at 3 p.m. (PST) Jim Malcolm is considered one of the finest voices and interpreters of Robert Burns' songs in Scottish traditional music today. He was the lead singer for the world-renowned band Old Blind Dogs for eight years before returning to his...
Norman Rockwell painted everyday American scenes of small town life with affection, charm and humor. What Rockwell did with paint, Kerry Patrick Clark does with music. This has earned Clark the title of "The Musical Norman Rockwell." The award-winning singer-songwriter gives us musical portraits of everyday life that show us what we as a people have in common. A native of Ohio, Clark's music, which centers around stories of love, faith, family, friends and the dreams we aspire to, should resonat...
The logo for the duo, JC & Laney, reads, "Heart 'n' Soul & Rock 'n' Roll." That's the perfect summary for this dynamic musical duo who will do an online concert on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. The concert will be presented on the Fiddlers Crossing Facebook page. As with all shows of this kind, it is free for anyone to enjoy but the venue strongly encourages donations via the links that will be posted during and after the concert. JC & Laney are high-energy entertainers, with improvised banter,...
The world is living through a truly challenging time. No aspect of public life is the same as it was just a few months ago. Schools, churches, restaurants, stores of all kinds and, yes, entertainment venues have all been impacted by the current health crisis. Fiddlers Crossing closed its doors on the night of March 13 after presenting Americana singer-songwriter Grant Maloy Smith to a small but appreciative audience. Other than the venue's Wednesday open mic nights resurfacing on the Zoom...
The guitar is a versatile musical instrument. It can be used to play many styles of music, from classical to bluegrass, folk, rock, jazz, blues, country and many others. Most of the time, it is heard either as a solo instrument or in a band accompanied by bass, drums, keyboards, strings, horns and more. Often, a band will have two guitarists, one playing rhythm and the other lead. Then there is the guitar quartet--no bass, drums or keyboards, just four guitars. This configuration is not...
The acoustic band, Out of the Blue, will be returning to Tehachapi Saturday, Jan. 11, to perform at Fiddlers Crossing. Guitarist and vocalist Pat Seamount was a Tehachapi resident for many years and was known for her poignant interpretations of the songs of Kate Wolf in the group, Handmade. Now based in the Kern River Valley, Pat and her husband, mandolin player Michael Gallagher, formed Out of the Blue in 2003. Terry Harris was added on dobro in 2005 and Kris Wilber came on board to play bass in 2008. All four musicians have been playing most...
The acoustic band, Out of the Blue, will be returning to Tehachapi Saturday, Jan. 11, to perform at Fiddlers Crossing. Guitarist and vocalist Pat Seamount was a Tehachapi resident for many years, and was known for her poignant interpretations of the songs of Kate Wolf in the group, Handmade. Now based in the Kern River Valley, Pat and her husband, mandolin player Michael Gallagher, formed Out of the Blue in 2003. Terry Harris was added on dobro in 2005 and Kris Wilber came on board to play bass...
A Tehachapi Christmas tradition is returning to Fiddlers Crossing. Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," read by Tehachapi's own Alex Zonn, will be presented twice at the venue this month, on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. on both days. First published in 1843, "A Christmas Carol" is the story of a bitter old miser named Ebeneezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of...
October is upon us and with it the heart of the Autumn season. The temperatures have dropped, the leaves are changing color and the general mood is a bit more contemplative. In this vein, starting in late September, Fiddlers Crossing has been presenting a series of diverse female singer-songwriters, each with her own unique approach to writing and performing songs that lean toward the more personal and introspective. The third and final artist in this series is Lisa Richards, who hails from far...
Last July, Fiddlers Crossing was visited by its first performers from "down under." Singer songwriter Jackie Bristow from Gore, New Zealand accompanied by guitarist, Mark Punch from Sydney, Australia played to a packed house at the downtown music venue. The response was so overwhelmingly positive that the duo was immediately booked for a return performance on Friday, Oct. 4. Jackie Bristow's singing career began at the age of eight, when she took a shine to church hymns at St. Mary's Primary...
Summer is ending and Fall is in the air, as the expression goes. While Summer is always full of fun and excitement, the Autumn season seems to encourage a bit more personal reflection and soul-searching as the year winds down. Accordingly, Fiddlers Crossing's concert schedule for the end of September and October will reflect the mood of the season with a series of singer-songwriters, each having their own unique approach. The first concert, on Friday, Sept. 27, features Lisa Sanders and Karen...
The Blues comes in numerous shades, and Fiddlers Crossing has presented many of them over the years. Dana Hubbard occupies one shade all by himself. He will be in concert at Fiddlers Crossing, Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. This will be his second appearance at the downtown venue. Hubbard is a master of the blues guitar. Using a slide on his little finger, he gets more sounds out of one guitar and two hands than seems humanly possible. Hubbard has won award after award in the blues genre. He has...
The third and final show in this Summer's "Concerts in the Park" series will feature Indie folk-pop-rock band, The Novelists. The Reno Nevada-based group will take the stage at Philip Marx Central Park in Downtown Tehachapi on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. The concert is being presented by Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD) in association with Fiddlers Crossing and MusicMX Entertainment and is sponsored by Lehigh Cement and Grimmway Farms. The Novelists are aptly named. "A lot of...
Fiddlers Crossing has presented a wide range of acoustically-based music styles since its opening in 2010. From traditional folk to contemporary Americana, bluegrass, acoustic blues, old-time American dance music, singer-songwriters to jazz and even world-punk, with the recent appearance of Kick Stomp Ensemble. One of the mainstays of the venue has also been Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and many other areas in Europe and parts of Canada. The music, with its...
The second of three free Summer "Concerts in the Park" will feature Bluegrass-Fusion band, Phil Salazar and The Kinfolk. The Ventura-based group will take the stage at Philip Marx Central Park in Downtown Tehachapi on Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m. Bring your picnic lunches and lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of high-energy acoustic Americana. This concert, as well as one more featuring The Novelists scheduled for Aug. 11 are being presented by Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District (TVRPD)...
The second of three free Summer "Concerts in the Park" will feature Bluegrass-Fusion band, Phil Salazar and The Kinfolk. The Ventura-based group will take the stage at Philip Marx Central Park in Downtown Tehachapi on Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m. Bring your picnic lunches and lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of high-energy acoustic Americana. This concert, as well as one more featuring The Novelists scheduled for Aug. 11 are being presented by Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District (TVRPD)...
Get Ready! The Beatles are returning to Tehachapi! As the kick-off for this year's "Concerts in the Park" series, Beatles tribute band, Ticket to Ride will take the stage at Philip Marx Central Park in Downtown Tehachapi on Sunday, June 16 at 2 p.m. for a free concert. Bring your picnic lunches, lawn chairs and transport back to the 1960s with all the great Beatles hits everyone loves! Ticket to Ride's re-creation of the Beatles experience is simply astonishing. The band has been touring interna...
Fiddlers Crossing has presented a wide-range of acoustically-based music during its nine years in Downtown Tehachapi. From traditional folk styles to contemporary acoustic pop, Americana, country, acoustic blues, Celtic, bluegrass and, recently, jazz, soul and R&B with singer, Nicole Stromsoe, the venue has covered a lot of musical ground. One genre that has been well represented over the years is that of the contemporary "singer-songwriter." There are many out there these days, each with their...
